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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
7
The piece notes that while most goods are rising in price, lumber in Eugene is discounted, often selling below wholesale. Consumers are urged to spend now since a dollar buys more today than in many years past, contrasting with higher costs for food, cars, and other items.
Corvallis Oregon July 15 08 circular from the state board invites Oregon State Horticultural Society to meet in Portland December 1st for the sixteenth Northwest Fruit Growers convention during a three day Horticultural Week. The event features large fruit displays, cups for best displays, lectures, demonstrations, and extensive exhibits, attracting prominent horticulturists, educators, and buyers from the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Lowell notes many travelers head to Eastern Oregon and Kitson Springs while four boys bound for the district are redirected by parents. Rail surveyors press toward a grade route. Grant Hyland and Clarence McBee rush hay storage as harvest nears. An electric storm and two-inch rainfall near Rush Island aid crops with no damage. Lowell Hazel Dell line work advances and a new line may bring telephony. Eugene’s A R Black builds a Waldo Lake trail. J F Stevens returns from Denver proud of the Democratic convention. his companion Stella Armitage drew national notice with a flag demonstration.
Portland July 17 Judge John F Caples formerly American minister to Chile and a noted Northwest criminal lawyer died here today of paralysis.
The Prohibition convention committee on resolutions outlines a platform including a constitutional amendment to ban liquor production and trade for beverages, direct senatorial elections, graduated taxes, postal savings banks, interstate regulation of corporations, a permanent tariff commission, strict law enforcement, uniform marriage and divorce laws, literacy-based suffrage, and protection of resources with improved waterways. The platform was adopted by a viva voce vote.
Advertises Texas Wonder elixir claiming cures for kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatic issues. Offers two months treatment for $1 via O. J. Hall or mail, with testimonials. Also promotes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles, sold by all druggists.
John Baker ex game warden raises Chinese pheasants in Cottage Grove Oregon. He persuaded a barnyard hen to sit on pheasant eggs, she fled, eggs hatched in incubator, another hen agreed to care for the chicks. The question worries him who is the mother of them.
Elmer Ritchey, confined in Eugene hospital with typhoid fever, is recovering and expected to return home next Sunday. Wm. Van Gordon of Mosby Creek has bought Tom Lee’s 50 acre property, 30 cleared with timber and notable buildings. A top local baseball matchup, Garman-Hemenway vs Oakland, is billed for next Sunday at the old grounds.
NEWPORT PERSONAL. J B Hopkins and wife arrived from Eugene with L H Hale and J B Willoughby also from Eugene to stay a month. J Beebe telegraphed from Salem that Lane County cherry exhibit won second prize at the cherry fair. first prize went to another. Holt supervised the exhibit and expected judges to acknowledge its quality. Chocolates: nearly every county in the valley and others competed for prizes.
A 19th century style notice touts Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup as a mild bowel stimulant that helps expel a cold from the system. Sold by all druggists in standard patent medicine fashion.
Washington July 20 The new agricultural appropriation bill allocates 25 percent of gross proceeds from national forest resources to states. Funds are directed to public roads and schools to offset taxation, with forest management ensuring permanent timber and range supplies.
Columbus Ohio July 17 Prohibition National convention nominates Eugene W Chafin for president and Aaron S Watkins for vice president both chosen unanimously Chafin gains strongest support on the third ballot overcoming rivals Palmore and Sheen with votes rising from 195 376 to 636 on the third ballot Palmore trails with 274 418 after earlier ballots The convention ended with Chafin’s nomination secured as tensions over the vice presidential choice surface Posted within the report.
The party opted for Palmore as vice presidential nominee but he declined amid delegate pressure. After tense debates and repeated suspensions, the convention named Professor Aaron A. Watkins of Ada by acclamation to fill the position.
Madison July 20 former United States senator and Cleveland cabinet member William F Vilas is reported to be ill with hemorrhage of the brain. His condition is described as serious.
The Odd Fellows five story brick block will switch to white pressed brick after Sherman & Hunter reported their red pressed brick kiln failed upon opening. The building committee ordered white brick and work will start as soon as shipments arrive. White brick is seen as superior in appearance and durability for locks.
A pair of men purchased homes in Eugene this week for 4000 and 2500 dollars, choosing the city after noting its paved streets and electric cars. The report suggests interest in cities with such amenities, reflecting a broader hunt for improved urban living.
Portland July 20 James Henry Booth is accused alongside R A Booth and A B Singleton in a conspiracy linked to a timber land deal. Prosecutor T C Becker described a 300 dollar payment by Booth as part of a scheme to acquire land through Booth Kelly Lumber Company, centering on method over acreage. The trial will hear defense statements later, with government witnesses expected through mid next week.
In London July 16 the weight putting title went to Ralph Rose of the San Francisco Olympic Club. United Kingdom runner up J Garrells of Chicago A C placed third. Rose’s throw measured 46 feet 7 inches. Final in the 40 metre dash saw United Kingdom victory with Pencreslit Australia second and Schel Aastris third. Time 5 minutes 36 1 ends. Sheridan of American A C New York won discus with 134 feet 2 inches. Griffin of Ohio A A second. He TM Irish American A A third. 1000 metre final declared no race as limit exceeded.
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